Vocabulary list two
Engendered
to produce or procreate
Parents all over the world have engendered their life with children.
Introvert
A person concerned with his or her own thoughts.
Emily had no friends because she was an introvert person.
Idiosyncrasy
an unusual feature of a person
Misshapen noses are an idiosyncrasy on women, and most times men.
Humdrum
Lacking excitement or variety; dull; monotonous.
English people in the Victorian era were very humdrum.
Homilies
A religious discourse that is intended primarily for spiritual edification rather than doctrinal instruction; a sermon.
Catholics are attuned to their religions especially during homilies.
Ascribe
To attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin
Most of the English language can have a Greek, Latin or French root that is significant.
Inconsequential
Not important or significant.
Fifteen a's and one f is inconsequential to my grade average.
Hackneyed
Lacking significance through having been overused.
The phrase, "I ain't got no time for dat," is hackneyed.
Paragon
A person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.
Mother Teresa would make a great paragon of an angel.
Elegy
a mournful, melancholy , or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead.
In times of death, an elegy is a kind goodbye to the one's lost.
to produce or procreate
Parents all over the world have engendered their life with children.
Introvert
A person concerned with his or her own thoughts.
Emily had no friends because she was an introvert person.
Idiosyncrasy
an unusual feature of a person
Misshapen noses are an idiosyncrasy on women, and most times men.
Humdrum
Lacking excitement or variety; dull; monotonous.
English people in the Victorian era were very humdrum.
Homilies
A religious discourse that is intended primarily for spiritual edification rather than doctrinal instruction; a sermon.
Catholics are attuned to their religions especially during homilies.
Ascribe
To attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin
Most of the English language can have a Greek, Latin or French root that is significant.
Inconsequential
Not important or significant.
Fifteen a's and one f is inconsequential to my grade average.
Hackneyed
Lacking significance through having been overused.
The phrase, "I ain't got no time for dat," is hackneyed.
Paragon
A person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.
Mother Teresa would make a great paragon of an angel.
Elegy
a mournful, melancholy , or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead.
In times of death, an elegy is a kind goodbye to the one's lost.